Child rapist Michelle Bachmann and fecal lube Rick Santorum both signed The FAMiLY LEADER’s pledge opposing porn, abortion, divorce, sex with more than one person ever during your entire life, and supporting American slavery because after all, at least back then black kids had a greater likelihood of being raised in a two-parent household.

“Why stop at two-parent households? Let’s celebrate the free housing, healthcare and meal plan offered to every black slave! You know what else slavery did for black people? Exercise! Oh it was just great! We even got to work outside. Speaking of work, today, African-American unemployment is over 16 percent. In Milwauke, Wisc., over one-third of black men are unemployed. But during slavery times, every black man had a job! See? Things were better in the past, and now things are bad. Ah, the good old days…”

Of course, most of the serious GOP Presidential candidates wish it was 1690 again when America’s black families had goodhearted caretakers and the only problem were those pesky Native Americans squatting on our land!

gregger

I’m certain that one of the asswipes from the RethugliKKKan party will comment on this post and the response. You know that you’re doing something right when those morons take the time out of attempts to gut civilians out their rights and military personnel out of their benefits. While we’re at it, look at how many people the Republican governors, county, and city executives have put out of work in attempts to boost the un-employment rate. Look at it from any angle when the RethugliKKKans keep saying jobs and cost are the issues at hand. Then they don’t negotiate costs or re-negotiate contracts, they just lay off people it tends to make people wonder how true they are to their words.

July 11, 2011 at 9:07am

TMikel

Lord a mercy, child, we all know how wonderful life was in antebellum southern states! And just think of the additional “perks” of slavery! Why job transfer was easy – you just got sold to another owner. And the incentives to work hard – whipping, branding, slave collars – a lovely fashion accessory that, though made of iron not leather – clothing given free twice a year. Why it boggles the mind. Of course in that era women were also seen as chattel – something the right wingnuts conveniently forget – especially when they are women. Things were so much better in the good old days. Actually, I am appalled that someone who things he or she should run our country signs something without a thorough reading and understanding of it. But that is politics in 2011 – get the sound bytes and don’t worry about the substance – you can always backtrack later and apologize. Idiots!

Steve

Jeffree

It’s interesting to note that Bachmann signed the pledge *before* the “pro-slavery” language was removed. Does that say more about her reading comprehension or about her views on slavery?

Note: the small “i” in FAMiLY LEADER is intentional: an effort to show that the “i” (i.e. individual) doesn’t really count as much as the unit (family) — well, especially if that “i” refers to the womenfolk & the children.

July 11, 2011 at 11:07am

Jim

@TMikel: “Actually, I am appalled that someone who things he or she should run our country signs something without a thorough reading and understanding of it.” – QFT

July 11, 2011 at 12:07pm

tjr101

Michelle Bachmann is actually leading in the polls for the GOP primary in Iowa which goes to show the looniness the GOP base. Poor Romney, apparently the social cons just can’t stomach than mormon issue but they’re certainly tolerant of a slavery loving candidate!

They want to bring back slavery. I agree with them. Heterosexuals should be bought and sold as property. They’re only good for one thing: producing more gay people. Since they think marriage is just a means of baby farming, why not treat them like the animals they are. Michelle Bachmann’s slave name could be Cunta Kraute.

If we can’t do that, then let’s secede from the union and form the Gay States of America.

Bachmann and Santorum are proof the GOP/Tea Party is devoid of any moral conscious.

July 11, 2011 at 12:07pm

Cam

The BEST part about this story…is that under pressure from the OTHER republican candidates, the group had to REMOVE the slavery language. So NOW Bachman and Santorum are having to explain why that language WASN’T an issue for them and why they signed the pledge. LOL!!

I Love it, Michelle had such a clit woody for the anti-gay language that she probably didn’t even bother to notice the scortching racism in the document. Either that or she is such a racist that the language didn’t seem unusual.

July 11, 2011 at 12:07pm

Riker

@christopher di spirito: Bachmann and Santorum are proof the GOP and Tea Party is devoid of a moral *consensus*. The GOP is not a unified, monolithic thing, nor is the tea party. I find it telling that only three of the candidates signed it and the rest chose not to (including the frontrunner, Mitt Romney).

July 11, 2011 at 1:07pm

Joe

@Riker: I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that Christopher meant to say “…is devoid of any moral conscience.”

July 11, 2011 at 2:07pm

Jeffree

It’s amazing how comments that do not violate any part of TOS get put into “moderation” but comments that are obviously spam slide right through.

Anyway, I made a post at 11:02 a.m. & perhaps someone will revise the filter or the TOS so they’re at least consistent w/ each other. And yes, I realize that’s a lot of work.

July 11, 2011 at 2:07pm

TheRealMannequinAdam

@Jeffree: You’re just too hot to handle, sweetie ;). Too much of a good thing is never healthy. Thus, the moderation.

With 9.2% unemployed or 17 million, and real unemployment probably closer to 22%, I think Romney could very well defeat Obama. Americans are desperate for jobs.

July 11, 2011 at 3:07pm

B

In No. 13 · Cam wrote, “The BEST part about this story…is that under pressure from the OTHER republican candidates, the group had to REMOVE the slavery language. So NOW Bachman and Santorum are having to explain why that language WASN’T an issue for them and why they signed the pledge. LOL!! I Love it, Michelle had such a [explicative deleted] for the anti-gay language that she probably didn’t even bother to notice the scortching racism in the document. Either that or she is such a racist that the language didn’t seem unusual.”

http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/The-Family-Leader-Presidential-Pledge.pdf has the actual document they accepted. What is stated is that “Unmistakeably, the Institution of Marriage in America is in great crisis: * Slavery had a disastrous impact on African American families, yet sadly a child born into slavery in 1860 was more likely to be raised by his mother and father in a two-parent household than was an African-American baby born after the election of the USA’s first African-American President. * ….” The statement cites http://www.americanvalues.org/pdfs/consequences_of_marriage.pdf as its source, but that second article doesn’t seem to back up the claim (did a search for the words ‘slavery’ and ‘1860’ but didn’t read the whole thing carefully, so please feel free to try if you have the time).

In any case, saying that one particular measure is worse now than it was under slavery is not a racist statement if the intention was to criticize the government for neglect. It was, however, a sentence that could be easily misquoted by eliminating a key phrase, and a politician should have been aware of that risk (honesty is a virtue that current American political discourse lacks).

Right Wingers Are Socioptahs (John From England)

Yeah, the GOP did such a good job for 8 years that they lumbered Obama with this BUT again, they are the only people to make it right.

Heck, why bother looking at history or the past to understand the present as to not repeat the mistakes?

Funny thing is that Obama’s economic crew is made of of……..ex Bush cronies. Ah, don’t you LOVE politics?

July 11, 2011 at 4:07pm

Mal Tempo

Two parents households in slavery? Families were rent apart, and children sold separately.

July 11, 2011 at 4:07pm

Riker

@christopher di spirito: Bachmann could have an outside shot at the nomination, but she’s such a clown that she has no chance in the general election. I think Mitt Romney is the only one that really stands a chance of defeating Obama.

According to the latest available polling data, Romney could win the key states of Iowa, New Hampshire (traditionally a blue state), Florida, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Thse all went red in 2004 and blue in 2008, and for many of the polls Romney is the only Republican who can win.

And where oh where are the lovely Gopproud self-loathing shills who are usually here defending any and all right-wing rants and/or racism? C’mon boys, I know you’re out here ready to troll, though I do admit this one is gonna be hard for you to twist around to your advantage. But I’m sure you’ll try. Pigs.

Mary Denny

@PLAINTOM: You think Bachmann is crazy? Wait til you get our “Beloved”{sarcasm) Gov. “Good hair” Perry, in the mix. If the lame stream media will do it’s job, Perry’s antics will rival if not surpass anything “crazy eyes” bachmann has. Problem is, the Tea Party loves him.

Here in Texas, we don’t hide our crazy in the attic. We bring out into the parlor and show it off

July 12, 2011 at 8:07am

Riker

@james_from_cambridge: I’m a GOProud supporter, and I have no intention of defending this crap. I support Romney.

July 12, 2011 at 11:07am

Patsy Stoned

Riker, GoProud Mary that you are, if you support f-ing flip flopping shit-bag Romney you ARE supporting crap.

July 12, 2011 at 11:07pm

Riker

@Patsy Stoned: And how many politicians *aren’t* flip-flopping regularly?

July 17, 2011 at 4:07am

onlychief

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